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unmuffled

unmuffled

6.5
Sound or speech that is loud and clear
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈmʌfələd/
translation icon : sin amortiguar
  • The sound of the unmuffled engine roared through the streets, turning heads everywhere.
  • unmuffled roar

Examples

  • As it gained speed, she held her breath, released the clutch, and bit her lip until the unmuffled rotary engine began whining.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Noise levels generated by an automobile engine, measured a half meter from an unmuffled exhaust, are on the order of 130 dB.

    Academic text (1995)

  • We ran it unmuffled for hours, for hours, for hours.

  • The noise rose up to Thrip as the unmuffled roar of throaty mammoths.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • During the race, the unmuffled motorcycles created a symphony of powerful noise that excited the crowd.

  • As they drove past, the unmuffled exhaust of their sports car could be heard for miles around.

Synonyms

unmuted
vsunmuffled
4.1

Bright and strong in color or light

is used for sounds or expressions that stay loud and intense rather than softened

Antonyms

muffled
40 3.7

A sound made quieter and less clear by something covering or blocking it

muted
19 4.0

Sound that is softer and quieter than usual

How Muffled

muffled
40 3.7
muted
10 4.2
unmuffled
6.5
clear
40 1.0

Surface Forms

unmuffled positive

Morphology

unmuffled = muffled (transparent) = un + muffle + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' is productively attached to the adjective 'muffled' to yield the straightforward opposite meaning 'not muffled'.

Etymology

Unmuffled comes from un- meaning 'not' and muffle meaning 'to make quieter', like covering a bell so its sound becomes soft. So unmuffled describes a sound or voice that is not made quiet and is clear and loud.